高频词组
1. abide by(=be faithful to; obey) 忠于，遵守 2. be absent from? 缺席，不在 3. absence of mind
心不在焉
4. be absorbed in ? 全神贯注于?
be engrossed in be lost in be rapt in
be concentrated on be focused on be centered on
at the outset 刚开始时，在开始阶段 [ petty: a. 不重要的
It was a petty problem and they soon solved it.
卑鄙的，小气的 It was petty of her not to accept the apology.她气量太小，连道歉也不接受。
]
[ rapt: a. 全神贯注的，入迷的 She sat with rapt expression reading her book. ]
5. (be) abundant in (be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有 6. access(to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解 7. by accident
(=by chance, accidentally) 偶然地,意外.
night
passed
without
without accident(=safely) 安全地 The accident.
8. of one’s own accord (=without being asked; willingly; freely) 自愿地，主动地
She mentioned it of her own accord.
[ freely: 自由地，随意地，免费地 It is vital that the contract be freely entered into.
Pitch bleeds freely from break in the bark. 树脂从树皮的裂口自然地流出来。
慷慨地，大方地 自愿地
以意译方法，不拘于原文 直率地，坦率地 ]
9. in accord with 与?一致 . out of accord with 同?.不一致
10. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)
一致地
11. in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照,根据 12. on one’s own account
1) 为了某人自己的利益 He is doing it on his own account, not for anyone else.
2) (=at one’s own risk) 自行负责 3) (=by oneself)依靠自己 on account 赊账，用分期付款的方法 on account of 因为;
on no account不论什么原因也不;
of ?account 有?..重要性. (of account 重要的) 13. take?into account (=consider)
把...考虑进去
14. give sb. an account of 说明, 解释 (理由)
15. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释, 说明. 16. on account of
(=because of) 由于,因为.
绝不要,无论如何不要
17. on no account (=in no case, for no reason) (放句首时句子要倒装)
18. accuse?of? (=charge?with; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控,控告
19. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be used to) 习惯于. 20. be acquainted with (=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially ) 熟悉
21. act on 奉行,按照?行动;
act as 扮演; act for 代理
22. adapt oneself to (=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于
23. adapt?(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need) 改编, 改写(以适
应新的需要)
24. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之 25. in addition to
(=as well as, besides, other than) 除?外
26. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist on, pe rsist in, observe, opinion, belief ) 粘附; 坚持, 遵循 27. adjacent (=next to, close to) 毗邻的, 临近的 28. adjust..(to) (=change slightly)
调节; 适应;
29. admit of (=be capable of, leave room for) （这是一个动词词组）：容许，有?的可能
The path is so narrow that it hardly admitted of two persons walking
abreast.（并排地）
His statement admits of one interpretation only. (他的话只有一种解
释。)
admit of no delay 刻不容缓
[ admit: 许可进入 This ticket admits two persons.
承认，供认 She admitted having done wrong. ]
30. in advance (before in time) 预告, 事先.
31. to advantage 有利的,使优点更加突出地 (用某种方法使优点突出)
Hang the picture somewhere where it will show up to advantage. 32. have an advantage over 胜过.
have the advantage of 由于?处于有利条件 have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事
33. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from, harness)
利用.
34. agree with 赞同(某人意见)
agree to 同意
35. in agreement (with) 同意, 一致 36. ahead of 在?之前, 超过?;?????.
ahead of time 提前. 37. in the air
1）悬而未决
Whether we go to Paris is in the air.
2）（谣言等）传开 There are rumors in the air. 3）流行开来
Baseball is beginning to be in the air in China.
38. above all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的. 39. in all (=counting everyone or everything, altogether) 总共, 总计 40. after all 毕竟,到底;
(not) at all 一点也不; all at once(=suddenly) 突然;
once and for all 只此一次，一次了结地，一劳永逸地
He will explain it fully once and for all. 他想充分地解释一次就此了结。
The teacher has warned the student once and for all. 老师已经断然警告了那个学生。
I’m telling you once and for all, if you don’t stop pestering me, you’ll be sorry.
这是我最后一次警告你，如果你不停止纠缠我，你会后悔的。 [ pester: 使烦恼，纠缠 money.
Stop pestering me with your trivial problems.
above all 最重要的; first of all 首先;
all in all 总的来说，大体而言 All in all, it has been a great succuss. be all in 累极了; all but
1）几乎，差不多 She all but fainted when she heard the news. 2）除?之外都? All but one of the passengers were killed in the accident.
41. allow for (=take into consideration, take into account) 考虑到, 估计到 .
42. amount to (=to be equal to) 总计, 等于.
43. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take charge
]
The little girl pestered the travellers for
for) 对?负责.
1）对?负责，因?受责备，为?担保
You must answer for her. 你要对她负责。
All these things are to be answered for. 所有这一切都是要偿还的。
You will have to answer me for your conduct. 你将为你对我的所作所为负责。
I can’t answer for his honesty. 我不能保证他诚实。 2）满足/符合（需要）
This tool will answer for our needs.
3）起?作用，充当?
This box will answer for a chair.
4）许诺，答应别人
Are all the seats answered for? 所有这些座位都被预定了吗？
44. answer to (=conform to) 适合,符合.
1）符合，一致，适应
The copy answers to the original. 复印件与原件相同。 Your deeds must answer to your words. 你的言行应该一致。 2）有责任（向某人就某事）作出解释，承担责任
If anything is missing when I get back, you’ll have to answer to me.
3）应答，作出反应
He called for help but nobody answered to his call.
The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.（缰绳）
45. be anxious about 担忧；渴望
或anxious for 渴望
46. apologize to sb. for sth. 为?向?道歉 47. appeal to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人呼吁.
appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力
48. apply to sb. for sth. 为?向?申请 ;
apply for申请; apply to 适用.